The opportunity came up today to trek high in the mountains (3500 feet or more I think) and record a Barrett 98B sniper rifle into a massive canyon. The guys from Wrenco Arms were kind enough to let me tag along with my gear and do some recording. I brought my MKH-8040ST rig and that’s all I could bring as we were at a rock cliff and the long ride up in a 4×4 buggy was rough. Once there I was able to record many 98B shots and the mountain echo was simply amazing. One of the guns they brought along was a Rock River Arms LAR15 with a suppressor and after using up all the 98B ammo they shot off the semi automatic rifle into the forest below. The bullets ricocheted at times and this sound just blew me away. Because the gun is suppressed there is no loud trailing echo so the ricochets really stand out.

I will write a full blog post on the sniper rifle (which sounded awesome up there) soon but wanted to share this sound now. I did get the chance to shoot the rifle and they shot video and I was nervous as hell but really enjoyed it. More to come!

Here is the sound recorded from slightly off the the side and behind the gun pointed out over the canyon. Enjoy! -Frank